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• Re: Fuel gauge system test
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:11:56 -0500
  Fuel gauge test process: Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the ground wire. It should be 10...
• Syncro Fuel Gauge Sending Unit
  Historical mailing list - Marlin K. Troutman
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 18:47:41 -0400
  I have a Syncro fuel guage sending unit for sale. Thought I needed it...didn't. Brand new - $120.00 including shipping in USA...
• Re: Fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:43:59 -0500
  ...replace the sending unit on my 86 Syncro (2nd time, in fact). A curious factor was that this time, the gas gauge seemed to...
• Syncro fuel sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:38:33 -0400
  ...My 91 Syncro (Westy) fuel sending unit metal leads (to connect to the wires to the gas gauge) have completely rusted off. Is there...
• Re: Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:16:17 -0700
  ...to the sending unit...Good Luck, Bob Bellanca ---------- > From: Dan Fleming <ddf@PACBELL.NET> > To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > Subject: Fuel Gauge > Date: Tuesday...
• Re: Fuel sending unit question.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:20:16 -0500
  ...Ordered another tank, seal kit and sending unit o ring. Fuel leaks > from sending unit after replacing the seal twice. Sending unit does not...
• Re: Syncro fuel sending unit - moral
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 21:16:08 -0400
  ...gauge went south two weeks ago. > I took my 90 GL Syncro to a mechanic I trust. He said that the sending > unit was...
• Fuel Gauge/Sending Units Common on all vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:57:38 -0600
  ...the fuel gauge from an 85 water cooled will work if I install it into an 81 air cooled? Are the sending units the...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:33:28 -0700
  ...about putting it in the dash for > fuel or water pressure. Any suggestions for which sending unit might work? > Would an oil pressure sender...
• Fuel Level
  Historical mailing list - dan rick
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:46:53 -0700
  Hello My fuel gauge is not working. Does that automatically mean I need to replace my fuel level sending unit? Is there a way...
• Re: Fuel Gauge/Sending Units Common on all vanagons??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:06:14 EDT
  Sending Units are basically the same and are swappable. Swap away (Vanagon). Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: (856)-765...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:53:27 -0800
  ...about putting it in the dash for fuel or water pressure. Any suggestions for which sending unit might work? Would an oil pressure sender...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:04:05 -0800
  ...about putting it in the dash for > > fuel or water pressure. Any suggestions for which sending unit might work? > > Would an oil pressure sender...
• Re: Fuel Level
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:42:38 -0700
  ...Fuel Level My fuel gauge is not working. Does that automatically mean I need to replace my fuel level sending unit? Is there a...
• Re: Syncro fuel sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:00:41 -0400
  ...gauge went south two weeks ago. I took my 90 GL Syncro to a mechanic I trust. He said that the sending unit was...
• Re: Syncro fuel sending unit
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:39:27 -0400
  ...gauge went south two weeks ago. > I took my 90 GL Syncro to a mechanic I trust. He said that the sending > unit was...
• Fuel Tank Sending Unit range of motion / Gauge compatability
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:37:17 -0500
  ...stock vanagon sending unit in order for the gauge to operate properly. Firstly, would there be a difference in the gas gauges between a...
• Re: 82 fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 May 2003 00:13:38 -0400
  ...Yep, I had to have a new sending unit installed in my tank on my 86 Syncro. On Thursday, May 8, 2003, at 09...
• Re: Syncro fuel sending unit
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:36:54 -0400
  ...this. > > My 91 Syncro (Westy) fuel sending unit metal leads (to connect to the wires to the gas > gauge) have completely rusted off. > > Is...
• Syncro Fuel Sending Unit
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:02:43 -0400
  I need to have the fuel gauge sending unit replaced on my '89 Syncro. The first mechanic I took it to said he would...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 18:58:11 -0800
  ...about putting it in the dash for > fuel or water pressure. Any suggestions for which sending unit might work? > Would an oil pressure sender...
• fuel gauge sender unit.
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Sun, 12 Nov 1995 19:34:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...i replaced my fuel gauge sender unit when i had the engine out anyways. looks like it would be a hell of a job...
• Re: looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:49:50 -0500
  ...looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors I was in the process of replacing the temp 2 sending unit...
• Re: Cleaning the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:11:30 -0400
  ...Can this be done with out damaging the fuel meter? I would remove the fuel gauge sending unit for cleaning the tank. You'll...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:20:10 -0800
  ...fuel pressure gauge > > Has anybody done this using a sending unit and electrical gage. I found a > > VDO gage that goes to 11 Bar...
• Re: Coolant Temperature Gauges
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  28 Apr 1995 14:29:14 GMT
  >>I have replaced the sending unit (start from cheap) and this has made no >>impact on the gauge. The coolant gauge and fuel tank...
• Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:00:10 -0700
  ...The gauge is still flakey, and van runs out of gas before gauge reads empty. No dent in tank. I have replaced sending unit...
• Fuel Pressure Gauge...any with electronic senders???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:30:57 -0800
  ...Is there such a thing as a fuel pressure gauge that has a non-mechanical (electronic?) sending unit? I'd like to mount a...
• Fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:51:52 -0600
  ...fuel gauge. It only registers about a half tank when full. Does anyone know what the ohm readings should be on the tank sending...
• Fuel level gauge
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:37:45 -0600
  Hi gang! I recently installed new fuel tank and sending unit and with 12 gallons approximately of fuel its showing about half a tank...
• Re: Fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:03:02 -0500
  ...fuel gauge. > It only registers about a half tank when full. Does anyone know what the > ohm readings should be on the tank sending...
• Syncro fuel gauge problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:30:35 -0500
  Hi all, I have 2 syncros both with very inaccurate fuel gauges. About 3 years ago I put a new sending unit in to...
• Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Berry
  Wed, 2 Sep 1998 13:46:32 -0500
  ...diesel fuel gauge will only show a little over half full even when the tank is full. I had a new sending unit put...
• Re: Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 12:24:09 -0400
  ...The gauge is still flakey, and van runs out > of gas before gauge reads empty. No dent in tank. I have replaced > sending unit...
• Re: Fuel Level
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:45:22 -0400
  ...wrote: >Hello > >My fuel gauge is not working. Does that automatically mean I need to >replace my >fuel level sending unit? No. > Is there...
• Re: Fuel gauge problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:12:01 -0600
  ...When I fill up the tank the fuel Syncro. Syncro. Syncro.... Sending unit is on the side of the tank behind the charcoal cannister...
• Re: Gas gauge is not showing anything
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:59:17 -0500
  ...You can check the rest of the complete fuel gauge system by: Removing the two leads at the tank sending unit. With the key...
• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Curt Newsome
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:09:09 -0700
  I bought a new tank and replaced the sending unit assembley at the same time last fall for an unrelated problem. The gas gauge...
• Re: FP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:31:13 -0800
  ...Can you buy a mechanical water pressure gauge from home depot for under $10 and run it in parallel to the VDO sending unit...
• Problems with Speedometer and Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:19:11 -0400
  ...My fuel gauge never goes to the top? What needs to be done fix this? Drop the tank? Replace the Sending unit? Or is...
• Odometer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Nov 1995 19:33:03 -0500
  ...difficult a job to drop the tank and replace fuel sending unit? Oil sending unit can leak oil. Replaced mine and no more oil...
• What is the Ohm range of a syncro gas gauge?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:42:06 -0500
  ...Fuel Tank Sending Unit range of motion / Gauge compatability >To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com, syncro@yahoogroups.com, sagp2002@yahoogroups.com > >I'd like to...
• Re: Fuel gauge system test
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:09:58 -0400
  On 6/19/2012 4:11 PM, walkingboss wrote: > Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the > ground...
• Re: Fuel gauge - update
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:30:34 -0600
  ...fuel gauge. > It only registers about a half tank when full. Does anyone know what > the ohm readings should be on the tank sending...
• Coolant Temperature Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:50:00 -0500
  ...I have replaced the sending unit (start from cheap) and this has made no impact on the gauge. The coolant gauge and fuel tank...
• Fuel tank removed now no start
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:01:05 -0500
  ...I removed the gas tank on my 1984 Westy to check fuel gauge sending unit and asphalt undercoated it and then reinstalled it and...
• 82 fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Thu, 8 May 2003 21:53:13 EDT
  ...New sending unit needed? This is my 7th VW over 20 years old and all of the others had perfectly working fuel gauges....what...
• fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 18:54:28 -0500
  ...Can make gauge work at instument cluster by putting voltage directly to fuel gauge contacts.Unplugged 2 wire connector at gas tank and with...
• Re: Fuel level gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:13:31 -0400
  ...Fuel level gauge Hi gang! I recently installed new fuel tank and sending unit and with 12 gallons approximately of fuel its showing about...
• Re: looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:22:33 -0800
  ...the wiring for the temperature gauge > sending unit today and the connector for the temperature gauge sending > unit broke. I'm thinking that it...
• Re: Gauges & sendinig unit installation
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 15:25:50 -0500
  ...I got all my gauges(Volts, coolant temp, oil > >pressure & oil temp)and sending units from JC Whitney. My gauges are red > >digital and...
• RE: diesel fuel gauge???
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Tue, 18 Feb 97 10:30:39
  Somes like a sending unit to me. You might want to check it out first. --- On Tue, 18 Feb 1997 08:19:28 -0600...
• VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:46:41 -0500
  Can I use my spare VDO oil pressure sender as a fuel pressure sending unit? I have used it for this purpose once to...
• Re: Fuel gauge system test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:13:41 -0400
  At 04:11 PM 6/19/2012, walkingboss wrote: >Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the >ground...
• Re: Fuel gauge sending unit resistance
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:27:30 -0700
  On 7/29/06, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > > Could it just be the difference between gauges for the "Analog Clock" > cluster and...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Gauge...any with electronic senders???
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 22:21:24 -0500
  ...as a fuel pressure gauge that > has a non-mechanical (electronic?) sending unit? I'd > like to mount a fuel pressure gauge in a...
• ? on Syncro fuel tank and sender
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 06:48:36 EDT
  ...Due to a recent post that talked about the Syncro's being noted for a rusted out fuel gauge sending unit, I would believe...
• fuel tank sender same on 83.5 as 85 and later?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 22 May 2000 00:05:31 EDT
  ...Is the gas gauge sending unit in my 83.5 the same as the sender in the later model busses. There was a list...
• Fuel tank gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:40:33 -0500
  ...fuel tank sending unit > Need the above for a 1981 Vanagon- looking for good used, need it asap. > Aloha- > Shawn > > '81 std; '82 AdventureWagen...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 26 Feb 1995 16:27:29 -0800 (PST)
  ...put in the new sending unit > along with the new tank, correct? Are you talking about for the fuel gauge? I don't think...